UPDATE on: Re: Looking for ADVICE & SUGGESTIONS regarding Stachy testing...

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You are being given bad advice. You will cross contaminated

everything. Dry cleaning does not remove or kill spores, even the

EPA knows this . It will definintly do nothing for mycotoxins. I

have had luck with soaking in hot water and 1cup soap. 1cup borax

and 1 cup bleach- for 12 hr soak. For dark clothes- 12 hr soak in 1

cup soak, one cup borax, one cup amonia. But this does not work as

well as the bleach- and thick things like bathrobes and polartec are

impossible- just throw them out - it isn't easy- everyone knows this

> > Ok, here is my scenario. I was made sick at work. There were

many

> > kinds of mold, but Stachy was the " king of the heap " (as in the

> most

> > prevalent mold). I am sick and no longer working. There are many

of

> > my things still at work and I'm wondering if I should just " give

> them

> > up " .

> >

> > Ok, next problem, did my car, my clothes, my apartment, and

other

> > things I've brought home get cross contaminated and is there any

> > mold at home to be concerned about now that I am " primed " as Dr.

> > Shoemaker says?

> >

> > I am proposing testing for Stachy et al through a swab or tape

> method

> > (please tell me if that's the right idea and which would be

better)

> > as Stachy isn't airborne so an airborne method wouldn't answer

my

> > questions. I want to do this to help me decide if I should move,

> and

> > if so what I should do about my possessions. I propose testing

the

> > following: a) one article of clothing that I repeatedly wore in

the

> > building--which has not been cleaned since leaving the building,

> a

> > throw rug which is in my bedroom and has not been washed (the

> bedroom

> > isn't carpeted), c) the mat in my car, and d) my couch. These

items

> > would be " standing in " for others to give me some idea of where

I

> > stand in terms of possible cross contamination issues. I

understand

> > that testing for Stachy can cost as much as $129.95 per site

> tested!

> > At that price I'm prepared to do as many as four sites, if

> necessary.

> >

> > A number of places have been suggested to me for testing (See

Info

> > Below). I hear from a number of you that P & K/Aerotech is great

> for

> > testing. I've heard from others that Texas Tech University is

good.

> > My Environmental doctor suggested The American Environmental

Health

> > Foundation. At this point, my goal is not any type of legal

> > documentation as the exposure that made me sick was at work. I

am

> > just wanting to make sure that I am no longer getting exposed so

I

> > can get well. I would need some kind of report or interpretation

to

> > make good use of the test results and I'm interested in the

> different

> > accreditation that these testing places have, but know nothing

> about

> > the accreditation. Does anyone know how these three testing

options

> > compare? I would be delighted to have your assistance in this

> > important decision.

> >

> > Thanks Much,

> >

> > Signed: Get RID of Mold

> >

> >

> > 1) RCI Stachybotrys Mold Test Kit $129.95 through The American

> > Environmental Health Foundation:

> >

> > http://www.aehf.com/catalog/product_info.php?

> > cPath=96 & products_id=1183 & osCsid=a493e5a546bafb070d83ebc022b52eff

> >

> > 2) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

> > Department of Microbiology

> > 806-743-2466

> > Lab Hours: 8:00 – 5:00

> >

> > 3) P & K Microbiology Services

> > 1950 Old Cuthbert Rd, Unit L

> > Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

> > 856-427-4044

> > Attn: Dr. Chin Yang

> > http://www.stl-inc.com/labs/P & K/P & K_index.htm

> >

> > 4)Aerotech Laboratories, Inc.

> > 1501 West Knudsen Drive

> > Phoenix, Arizona 85027

> > 623-780-4800

> > 1-800-651-4802

> > Fax 623-780-7695

> > http://www.aerotechlabs.com/Aero/